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Dantumawoude (The Netherlands)

Dantumadeel municipality, Fryslân province

Last modified: 2003-09-20 by jarig bakker
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[Dantumawoude flag] by Jarig Bakker, 23 Aug 2003
Design: R.J. Broersma

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Dantumawoude villageward

Dantumawoude is a villagequarter of Damwoude in the municipality of Dantumadeel, Fryslân. Until 1971 it was a separate village with the Frisian name of Damwâld; in 1971 the villages of Dantumawoude/Damwâld, Akkerwoude/Ikkerwâld, and Murmerwoude/Moarmwâld (in popular (very erroneous) etymology this was "Moardnerswâld" = Murderers wood, referring to St. Boniface's death) merged to form the new village of Damwoude/Damwâld. Damwoude doesn't have a flag (yet). The villagechurch of Dantumawoude dates from the 12th century, so it is a rather old (ex)village.
The "Vereniging van Dorpsbelangen wijk Dantumawoude" (Society for the interest of the villagequarter of Dantumawoude) has applied for a CoA and flag, which were granted by the Fryske Rie foar Heraldyk.
CoA: in gold an enhanced green basem charged with a golden curved base, charged with a red foxhead; in gold on the dividing line three white castles, open and windows; the left castle surmonté a green alderleave.
Flag: divided in two stripes yellow and red with a zigzag of three, and the red part has three points with height at 3/4 flagheight. At 1/10 flagheight from the top a narrowed green stripe of 1/10 flagheight. In the lower flycorner a white castle of 1